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THOMAS SCHOOL, KIDWAI NAGAR, KANPUR
CLASS - VIII
YEARLY SYLLABUS 2024-25
MATHEMATICS
Unit 1
(i) Rational numbers
(ii) Exponents and powers
(iii) Square and square roots
(iv) Operation on sets
Half-Yearly Examination
(i) Exponents and powers
(ii) Simple interest and compound interest
(iii) Percentage and its applications
(iv) Cubes and cube roots
(v) Algebraic expressions
(vi) Factorization
(vii) Sets
(viii) Rational numbers
Unit -2
(i) Direct and inverse variation (including time and
work) (ii) Linear equations and inequations.
(iii) Circles
Final Examination (Full course) including
(i) understating shapes
(ii) Construction of quadrilaterals
(iii) Mensuration
(iv) Data handing
(v) Linear equations and inequalities
(vi) Factorisation
(vii) Direct and inverse variation
(viii) Simple and compound interest
(ix) Percentage and its applications
(x) Circles
BIOLOGY
FIRST UNIT TEST
Chapter 1- Transport in plants
HALF YEARLY
Chapter 1- Transport in plants
Chapter 2- Reproduction in plants
Chapter 3- Reproduction in animals
Chapter 4- Ecosystem
Chapter 5- Endocrine system and Adolescence
SECOND UNIT TEST
Chapter 6- The circulatory system
FINAL EXAMINATION
Chapter 4- Ecosystem
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Chapter 5- Endocrine system and Adolescence
Chapter 6- The circulatory system
Chapter 7- Nervous system
Chapter 8- Diseases and First aid
Chapter 9- Food production
GEOGRAPHY
UNIT I:
CH-1 Representation of geographical features
CH-12 India: Human Resources
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION:
CH-2 Population Dynamics
CH-3 Migration and Urbanization
CH-4 Disasters- Natural and Human- made
CH-5 Asia- The largest continent – Political Division
CH- 6 Asia: Physical features
CH- 7 Asia: Climate, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
CH-12 India: Human Resources
Map of Asia
UNIT II:
CH-7 India: Location and Extent
CH- 8 India: Physical Features
FINAL EXAMINATION:
CH-2 Population Dynamics
CH-3 Migration and Urbanization
CH-4 Disasters- Natural and Human- made
CH-5 Asia- The largest continent – Political Division
CH- 6 Asia: Physical features
CH- 7 Asia: Climate, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
CH-8 India: Location and Extent
CH- 9 India: Physical Features
CH-10 India: Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
CH-11 India Climate
CH-12 India: Human Resources
Map of India
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
UNIT 1
Noun: Phrases and Clauses
Pronouns
Determiners
Formal Letter
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
Noun: Phrases and Clauses
Pronouns
Determiners
The Present Tense
The Past Tense
Future Time Reference
Modals
2
Essay, Letter writing, and Comprehension
UNIT 2
Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
Active & Passive voice
Adjectives
Letter Writing
FINAL EXAMINATION
Noun: Phrases and Clauses
Pronouns
Determiners
The Present Tense
The Past Tense
Future Time Reference
Direct & Indirect Speech
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Essay, Letter writing, and Comprehension
ENGLISH LITERATURE
UNIT 1
• The Blue Carbuncle.
• The Lake of Isle of Innisfree
• The First Pup
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
• The Blue Carbuncle.
• The Lake of Isle of Innisfree
• The First Pup
• I Remember, I Remember.
• Macbeth (Tales from Shakespeare)
• Space Hunt Extraordinaire
UNIT 2
• The Microbe
• Surya’s Pot
• The Shoemaker
FINAL EXAMINATION
• Space Hunt Extraordinaire
• The Lake of Isle of Innisfree
• The First Pup
• The Shoe Maker
• Scout Shows the Way
• Older than History
• If
• Julius Caesar
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Tales from Shakespeare)
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Hindi
UNIT-I
पाठ - 1 प्रभु तुम मेरे मन की जानो
पाठ - 2 नकलची नाई
पाठ -3 पानी रे पानी
व्याकरण – पत्र, तद्भव-तत्सम, ललिंग, वचन, सिंज्ञा, सववनाम, ववशेषण, ववलोम, पर्ावर्वाची, शुद्ध–अशुद्ध,
वाकर्ािंश, मह
ु ावरे व लोकोक्कतर्ााँ, वाकर् पररवतवन।
HALF YEARLY
पाठ - 2 नकलची नाई
पाठ - 4 बोध
पाठ - 5 चेतक
पाठ - 6 मफ्
ु त ही मफ्
ु त
पाठ - 7 बबशन की दिलेरी
पाठ - 8 कृपर्ा गिंिा मत कीक्जए
पाठ - 9 िान का दहसाब
पाठ - 10 पतवार
पाठ – 11 एक मध्र्वगगीयर् कुत्ता
व्याकरण – ननबिंध, पत्र, अपदठत गद्र्ािंश, तद्भव-तत्सम, ललिंग, वचन, सिंज्ञा, सववनाम, ववशेषण, ववलोम,
पर्ावर्वाची, शुद्ध–अशुद्ध, वाकर्ािंश, मुहावरे व लोकोक्कतर्ााँ, वाकर् पररवतवन।
UNIT-II
पाठ - 12 प्रेमचिंि
पाठ - 13 कािंच की बरनी और िो कप चार्
पाठ - 14 नन्हा फ़नकार
व्याकरण – पत्र, तद्भव-तत्सम, ललिंग, वचन, सिंज्ञा, सववनाम, ववशेषण, ववलोम, पर्ावर्वाची, शद्
ु ध–अशद्
ु ध,
वाकर्ािंश, मह
ु ावरे व लोकोक्कतर्ााँ, वाकर् पररवतवन।
FINAL EXAM
पाठ - 1 प्रभु तम
ु मेरे मन की जानो
पाठ - 11 एक मध्र्वगगीयर् कुत्ता
पाठ - 12 प्रेमचिंि
पाठ - 13 कािंच की बरनी और एक कप चार्
पाठ - 14 नन्हा फ़नकार
पाठ - 15 सूरिास के पि
पाठ - 16 स्वामी की िािी
पाठ - 17 प्रार्क्चचत
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पाठ - 18 इतने ऊिंचे उठो
व्याकरण – ननबिंध, पत्र, अपदठत-गद्र्ािंश, तद्भव-तत्सम, ललिंग, वचन, सिंज्ञा, सववनाम, ववशेषण, ववलोम, पर्ावर्वाची,
शुद्ध-अशुद्ध, वाकर्ािंश, मुहावरे व लोकोक्कतर्ााँ, वाकर् पररवतवन।
Physics
UNIT 1
Ch-1 Matter
Ch-2 Physical quantities and measurement
HALF YEARLY
Ch-1 Matter
Ch-2 physical quantities and measurement
Ch-3 Force and pressure
Ch-4 Energy
UNIT 2
Ch-5 Light energy
Ch-6 Heat Transfer
FINAL EXAMINATION
Ch-1 Matter
Ch-2 physical quantities and measurement
Ch-3 Force and pressure
Ch-4 Energy
Ch-5 Light energy
Ch-6 Heat Transfer
Ch-7 Sound
Ch-8 Electricity
Financial Literacy
Half Yearly:
1. Insurance
2. Types of Banks
3. Cheques Final:
4. Tax
5. Demand Draft & Payment Order
6. Banking
History & Civics
Unit I:
Chapter 1 – A Period of Transition
Chapter 2 – The Age of Revolutions Half
Yearly:
Chapter 2 – The Age of Revolutions
Chapter 3 – The American Civil War
Chapter 4 – Decline of the Mughal Empire
Chapter 5 – Advent of the English East India Company
Chapter 6 – The British Conquest of Bengal
Chapter 7 – Expansion of British Power in India
Chapter 14 – Organs of the Indian Government
Unit II:
Chapter 8 – Impact of the British Rule on India
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Chapter 9 – The Great Uprising of 1857
Final:
Chapter 9 – The Great Uprising of 1857
Chapter 10 – Reform Movements in India under the British Rule
Chapter 11 – The Rise of Indian Nationalism
Chapter 12 – The Indian National Movement: 1885- 1916
Chapter 13 – Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement: 1917- 1947
Chapter 14 – Organs of the Indian Government
Chapter 15 – The United Nations
Value Education
Unit 1:
1. The rice bowl of wishes
2. Coffee, carrot or an egg: adversity & transformation
Half Yearly:
1. The rice bowl of wishes
2. Coffee, carrot or an egg: adversity & transformation
3. The unwavering determination of Monty Roberts
4. Ali Baba’s lesson in honesty
5. The true riches of gratitude
Unit 2:
6. The unwavering love of the Apple tree
7. The weight of stress: knowing when to put the glass down
Final:
6. The unwavering love of the Apple tree
7. The weight of stress: knowing when to put the glass down
8. Journey to enlightenment: the story of Siddhartha Buddha
9. A lesson in integrity
10. The power of a few coins
Computer
Unit Test -1:
Chapter 1: Operating System and Graphics User Interface
Chapter 2: Spreadsheet: formulas and functions
Half Yearly Exam:
Chapter 1: Operating System and Graphics User Interface
Chapter 2: Spreadsheet: formulas and functions
Chapter 3: Charts in MS-Excel
Chapter 4: Algorithm and Flowchart
Chapter 7: App Development
Unit Test 2:
Chapter 7: App Development
Chapter 8: Computer Networking
Chapter 9: Cloud Computing
Final Exam:
Chapter 1: Operating System and Graphics User Interface
Chapter 5: Introduction to Java and BlueJ
Chapter 6: Decision Control Structure
Chapter 7: App Development
Chapter 8: Computer Networking
Chapter 9: Cloud Computing
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General Knowledge
• UNIT 1
Pg no – 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
• HALF YEARLY
Pg no – 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,33,11,13 and current affairs
• UNIT 2
Pg no- 37,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49
• FINAL EXAM
Pg no- 50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,26,44,48 and current
affairs
Chemistry
Unit test 1:
Chapter 1 : Matter and its composition Chapter
2 : Physical and Chemical changes Half Yearly
Exam:
Chapter 1 Matter and its composition
Chapter 2 Physical and Chemical Changes
Chapter 3 Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
Chapter 4 Atomic Structure Unit
test 2:
Chapter 4 Atomic Structure Chapter 5
Language of chemistry
Final Exam:
Chapter 3: Elements, Compounds and Mixture
Chapter 4 Atomic Structure
Chapter 5 Language of Chemistry
Chapter 6 Metals and Non-metals
Chapter 7 Air and Atmosphere
Sanskrit
UNIT-1
प्रार्वना
पाठ – 1 सिंस्कृतस्र् महत्वम ्
पाठ – 2 कोण्डिे वस्र् िण्ड:
पर्ावर्वाची शब्ि पेज निंबर 112
शब्ि रूप- छात्र, लता
धातु रूप- दृश ्, पचर्
HALF YEARLY
पाठ – 3 कनत काका:
पाठ – 4 वक्ष
ृ ान आरोपर्म ् (उपपि ववभक्कत:)
पाठ – 5 हृिर् पररवतवनम ्(लोट लकार:)
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पाठ – 6 चाणकर्स्र् वववेक(अव्र्र् पिानन))
पाठ – 7 भक्षकात ् रक्षक:श्रेष्ठ:(ववशेषण- ववशेष्र् अनन ्वनत:)
पाठ – 8 सुभावषतानन
पाठ - 9 लक्ष्र् ननधावरणम ्
पाठ – 10 वर्म ् ककम कुरर्ाम
पर्ावर्वाची शब्ि:, ववलोम शब्ि:, शब्ि रूप-कवव,मनत, धातु रूप-प्रच्छ (पूछना),रक्ष (रक्षा करना) पािंचो लकार।
UNIT-2
पाठ – 7 भक्षकात ् रक्षक:श्रेष्ठ: ववशेषण- ववशेष्र् अनन ्वनत:
पाठ – 9 लक्ष्र् ननधावरणम ्
पाठ -10 वर्म ् ककम कुरर्ाम
पर्ावर्वाची शब्ि:, शब्ि रूप- गुरु निी, धातु रूप- कर् ,भू पािंचों लकार
FINAL EXAM
पाठ – 8 सभ
ु ावषतानन
पाठ -10 वर्म ् ककम कुरर्ाम
पाठ – 11 िानवीर क:
पाठ – 12 सिंडे साठ्र्म ् समाचरे त ्
पाठ – 13 सूकतर्:
पाठ – 14 श्रद्धार्ा:प्रभाव:
पाठ- 15 क: समर्:
पाठ- 16 सिंख्र्ा:
पर्ावर्वाची शब्िा:-पेज निंबर 112, ववलोम शब्िा:-112, शब्ि रूप- राजन,फल, धातु रूप-कृ,अस ्(पािंचो लकार )
Art/ Craft
UNIT-I
Pg. NO. 12,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
Pg. NO. 27,29,31,32,34,35,38,40,42,43
CRAFT: Greeting card and pebbles art
UNIT-II
Pg. No. 53,55,56,58,59,61,62,63
FINAL EXAMINATION
Pg. No. 66,67,70,71,75,76,77,78,79,82,83
CRAFT: Paper quilling and knife painting
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